Lebanon today stands at a turning point in its history. After years of economic collapse, political paralysis and the corrosive dominance of the Iranian-backed party and armed paramilitary group Hezbollah, the country faces a stark choice: seize the chance to reclaim its sovereignty and democratic promise or remain hostage to Hezbollah’s weapons and Iran’s influence….
The Ultium Cell factory in Warren, Ohio, is shown, July 7, 2023. Gene J. Puskar | AP General Motors laid off roughly 1,700 workers at manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio on Wednesday, citing a slowdown in the electric vehicle market. The company confirmed there were around 1,200 layoffs at Detroit’s electric vehicle plant and 550 cuts…
October 29, 2025, 11:01 am ET Chicago Bears have signed CJ Gardner-JohnsonAdding a veteran safety to their injury-depleted secondary. Gardner-Johnson’s agents told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the well-traveled defensive back signed with the Bears on Wednesday after visiting with the team the previous day. The Bears (4-3) are in the playoff race despite playing without…
online marketplace etsy Said It said Wednesday that its longtime CEO Josh Silverman will step down at the end of the year. Kriti Patel Goyal, president and chief growth officer of Etsy, will become the company’s next CEO. Silverman, who led the market for eight years, will become its executive chairman. Goyal worked at Etsy…
The United States may have committed war crimes by attacking a prison in Yemen in the spring, human rights group Amnesty International said Wednesday. The group claimed on Wednesday that its own investigation found that “the US airstrike on a migrant detention center in Saada, northwestern Yemen, on April 28, 2025, which killed and wounded…
The Etsy NYC headquarters building is seen in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Etsy CEO Josh Silverman will step down from his position and move to the role of executive chairman at the end of the year, the online marketplace said Wednesday. Kruti Patel Goyal, Etsy’s president…
jesse rogersOctober 29, 2025, 07:45 am ET to close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. LOS ANGELES–It was a swing that could have turned the World Series. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Got a hanging sweeper from an all-world pitcher/hitter shohei ohtani In the third inning of Game 4 of the World…
America remembers only what is convenient. We remember the parade but not the protest lines. We remember the dream, not the demand. We remember victory speeches, but not the empty stomachs that came before them. But every generation reaches a breaking point – a moment when the gap between what we are told and what…
Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Character.AI on Wednesday announced that it will soon shut off the ability for minors to have free-ranging chats, including romantic and therapeutic conversations, with the startup’s artificial intelligence chatbots. The Silicon Valley startup, which allows users to create and interact with character-based chatbots, announced the move as part of…
Oct 29, 2025, 08:45 AM ET A sophomore stood atop ESPN’s top 25 players list heading into the 2025 women’s NCAA tournament, as she had for most of last season. But USC guard JuJu Watkins suffered a knee injury in the second round that ended her postseason early and will force her to miss all…
